Effect of high level section of the spinal cord on the cyclic AMP system in rat liver |
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Authors: | Kalina Vaptzarova Jacques Hanoune |
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Institution: | 1. Regeneration Research Laboratory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria;2. Unité de Recherches INSERM U-99, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 94010 Creteil, France |
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Abstract: | The effect of high level section of the spinal cord upon the hepatic cyclic AMP system was investigated in the rat. We report that transection of the spinal cord dramatically decreases the basal level of cyclic AMP from 0.88 nmol/g liver to 0.36 nmol/g at 1 h and to 0.20 nmol/g at 4 h. This was not due to increased activity of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase or to decreased activity of basal adenylate cyclase. The sensitivity of adenylate cyclase to its usual effectors in vitro was not impaired. It is proposed that the lowering of liver cyclic AMP below its basal level after high level section of the spinal cord is due to decreased levels of hepatic catecholamines and/or plasma glucagon. |
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